The Seven Rivers Christian Warriors will square off against the Hernando Christian Academy Lions at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Seven Rivers Christian is coming into the contest hot, having won their last three games.
Seven Rivers Christian proved they can win big on Tuesday (they won by three) and on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Citrus 3-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Warriors have posted since September 8th.
If you add up the scores from across all five sets (101-94) Seven Rivers Christian actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 26-24, 25-20, 14-25, 14-25, 15-7.
Seven Rivers Christian got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Karis Lauranzon out in front who had 17 digs.
Seven Rivers Christian was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 11 aces in six consecutive matchups.
Hernando Christian Academy not only won on Thursday, but they posted their biggest win since September 4th (when they won 3-0). They put the hurt on Academy at the Lakes with a sharp 3-0 victory.
While Hernando Christian Academy might've won, it sure wasn't easy: Academy at the Lakes scored at least 20 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 27-25, 25-20.
Hernando Christian Academy's win bumped their record up to 7-13. As for Seven Rivers Christian, their victory bumped their record up to 16-8.
Everything went Seven Rivers Christian's way against Hernando Christian Academy when the teams last played on Tuesday, as Seven Rivers Christian made off with a 3-0 win. Will the Warriors repeat their success, or do the Lions have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
